Yeşilhisar, Hocalar

Yeşilhisar
Village
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Coordinates: 38.6750°N 29.9372°E / 38.6750; 29.9372
Country	Turkey
Province	Afyonkarahisar
District	Hocalar
Elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population  (2021)	1,514
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	03580

Yeşilhisar is a village in the Hocalar District, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,514 (2021).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] The postal code for the village is 03580.

Geography

Yeşilhisar is located on the southwest flank of the Ahır Dağ, 84 km south of Kütahya.[4]: 233  The village is located at the western end of the Karahisar Plain and has a continental climate, hot and dry summers, cold and snowy winters. Rainfall is generally sparse. The economy is mainly agriculture accounting for about 60% to 75% of the population with crops including Apples, apricots and Sugar beet and potato are the most important industrial plants.

History

The ancient city of Dioclea (Greek: Διόκλεια Φρυγίας) was located near modern Yeşilhisar (formerly called Ahırhisar),[5] while some assume that it was located near modern Doğlat.[6] Traces of the ancient settlement at Yeşilhisar include a few old inscriptions and a capital dated to the early Byzantine period.[4]: 234 

References

1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
4. Belke, Klaus; Mersich, Norbert (1990). Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd. 7. Phrygien und Pisidien. Wien: Österreichicshe Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISBN 3-7001-1698-5. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
5. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
6. Catholic Encyclopedia: Dioclea